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Silence in the Sky

from Lone Rider by D.C. Maxwell

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A reformed alcoholic must come to terms with the grim legacy they have passed onto their child. Strings, horns and choir interplay in a tight arrangement recalling Scott Walker, as the song lilts steadily towards its tragic end.

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Shivering and shaking surrounded by men all drying out
We’re talking about the bad things that we’ve done and the bad things been done to us
And all I want is a drink, just the one to settle down
The doctor says have one you will die

For one hour a week I get to sit outside and see my family
My daughter brings me pictures that my wife has put into a fancy frame
But I don’t get to keep them, because the edges are too sharp
The doctor keeps them locked up in a safe

Silence in the Sky, Silence in the Sky

Ten years have passed and every day’s a day I haven’t had a drink
But my daughter’s of the age when she’s coming home with liquor on her breath
I see it in her eyes, I see the demon taking hold.
I pray to god that he might let her go

Silence in the Sky, Silence in the Sky

Driving to pick up my daughter from the rehab centre
Mandated by the court after she crashed and killed a kid driving home
And I ask the god above, how could he do this to a child?
Silence in the sky was his reply

credits

from Lone Rider, released August 18, 2023
D. C. Maxwell - Vocals, acoustic guitar
Peter Ruddell - Electric guitar, backing vocals, piano
Hariet Ellis - Bass, backing vocals
David Harris - Drums
Charmian Keay - First violin
Dave Khan - Second violin
Kathleen Tomacruz - Cello
Eamon Edmundsen-Wells - Double bass

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D.C. Maxwell Auckland, New Zealand

Last living song and dance man.

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